Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and OthersMAA, 9. sep. 2004 - 273 sider Where did maths come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols, and why? What's the story behind ... negative numbers? ... the metric system? ... quadratic equations? ... sine and cosine? The 25 independent sketches in Math through the Ages answer these questions and many others in an informal, easygoing style that's accessible to teachers, students, and anyone who is curious about the history of mathematical ideas. Each sketch contains Questions and Projects to help you learn more about its topic and to see how its main ideas fit into the bigger picture of history. The 25 short stories are preceded by a 56-page bird's-eye overview of the entire panorama of mathematical history, a whirlwind tour of the most important people, events, and trends that shaped the mathematics we know today. Reading suggestions after each sketch provide starting points for readers who want to pursue a topic further. |
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Side viii
... stories about mathematical people and events have evolved over many years , creating a body of " folklore " with very little hard documentary evidence to support it . Despite their potential to annoy historical scholars , many of these ...
... stories about mathematical people and events have evolved over many years , creating a body of " folklore " with very little hard documentary evidence to support it . Despite their potential to annoy historical scholars , many of these ...
Side xi
... Story of Zero .... 79 4. Broken Numbers Writing Fractions .. 5. Something Less Than Nothing ? Negative Numbers .... 6. By Tens and Tenths Metric Measurement ... 7. Measuring the Circle The Story of π ......... .. 8. The Cossic Art ...
... Story of Zero .... 79 4. Broken Numbers Writing Fractions .. 5. Something Less Than Nothing ? Negative Numbers .... 6. By Tens and Tenths Metric Measurement ... 7. Measuring the Circle The Story of π ......... .. 8. The Cossic Art ...
Side 2
... story achieves some useful things . It is , after all , an interesting story in which a student is the hero and outwits his teacher . That in itself will probably interest students , and perhaps they will remember it . Being fixed in ...
... story achieves some useful things . It is , after all , an interesting story in which a student is the hero and outwits his teacher . That in itself will probably interest students , and perhaps they will remember it . Being fixed in ...
Side 3
... stories , 1 hopes to point you toward some other ways of using history in the classroom , ways that more tightly intertwine the history with the mathematics . One way to do this is to use history to provide a broad overview . It is all ...
... stories , 1 hopes to point you toward some other ways of using history in the classroom , ways that more tightly intertwine the history with the mathematics . One way to do this is to use history to provide a broad overview . It is all ...
Side 4
... modules based on historical themes , to be published soon by the Mathematical Association of America , prob- ably on CD - ROM . The History of Mathematics in a Large Nutshell he story 4 History in the Mathematics Classroom.
... modules based on historical themes , to be published soon by the Mathematical Association of America , prob- ably on CD - ROM . The History of Mathematics in a Large Nutshell he story 4 History in the Mathematics Classroom.
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V | 14 |
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VIII | 32 |
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XXXIV | 133 |
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XL | 155 |
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XXVIII | 113 |
XXX | 121 |
XXXII | 127 |
L | 193 |
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LXII | 237 |
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Referanser til denne boken
Imagining Numbers: (particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen) Barry Mazur Begrenset visning - 2003 |
Mathematical Connections: A Companion for Teachers and Others Al Cuoco Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2005 |